A Bit Of Science
Ambrose Bierce 1842 (Meigs County) – 1914 (Chihuahua)
What! photograph in colors? 'Tis a dream
And he who dreams it is not overwise,
If colors are vibration they but seem,
And have no being. But if Tyndall lies,
Why, come, then-photograph my lady's eyes.
Nay, friend, you can't; the splendor of their blue,
As on my own beclouded orbs they rest,
To naught but vibratory motion's due,
As heart, head, limbs and all I am attest.
How could her eyes, at rest themselves, be making
In me so uncontrollable a shaking?
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 01, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 455 |
Words | 85 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 11 |
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